This latest report from NanoMarkets quantifies the market opportunities for silver inks and pastes in electronics applications over the next eight years. In the report, we consider how the industry's latest commercial strategies and technical developments, as well as the persistent environment of high silver prices, which has been in effect for over 18 months now, have affected the market for printed silver in electronics. We identify the applications in which printed silver will generate revenue for the industry in the near- and mid-term, and we examine the key players in the silver inks/pastes markets. The report provides granular, eight-year volume and revenue forecasts for this business by application and by material.

Printed silver, with its superior conductivity, stability, and ease-of-use in printing applications, has long held a critical place in electronics applications, and suppliers of printable silver materials have enjoyed a fortunate history of new applications – home electronics, computers and displays, photovoltaics, etc. – for their materials. In the report, we consider the following, shifting, opportunities for silver inks and pastes:

E.1.1 Persistently High Silver Prices: The New Reality for Silver Inks and Pastes?

E.1.2 Other Major Changes

E.2 Where is the Money in Silver Inks and Pastes?

E.2.1 Finding Opportunities in Old Applications

E.2.2 Are There New Applications Markets to Be Had for Silver Inks and Pastes?

E.2.3 Is Nanosilver Over?

E.3 Key Firms to Watch in the Silver Inks and Pastes Industry

E.3.1 Companies to Watch

E.3.2 The Importance of China

E.4 Summary of the Eight-Year Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background1.1.1 The Silver Price Problem1.1.2 Notable Recent Developments1.1.3 Continuing Prospects for Silver in Established and New Markets1.1.4 Will the Nanosilver Revolution Ever Happen?1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report1.3 Methodology of this Report1.4 Plan of this Report

3.1 Thick Film Electronics and Printed Silver3.1.1 Printed Circuit Boards3.1.2 Membrane Switches3.1.3 Keyboards3.1.4 Resistive Heaters3.1.5 Surface-Mounted Components3.2 Photovoltaic Panels3.2.1 The New Economic Reality in the PV Industry3.2.2 Impact of the Declining Usage of Silver in PV on the Silver Inks and Pastes Industry3.3 Printed Silver in Displays and Lighting3.3.1 Plasma Displays: What Will the Decline of Plasma Mean for the Silver Inks and Pastes Market?3.3.2 LCDs and Silver3.3.3 E-Paper Displays and Silver3.3.4 Silver and Touch Displays3.3.5 Silver and the Rise of OLEDs3.4 Other Likely Applications for Printed Silver3.4.1 Sensors3.4.2 RFIDs3.4.3 Role for Printed Silver in Ubiquitous Electronics3.5 Key Points from this Chapter

CHAPTER FOUR: EIGHT-YEAR FORECASTS FOR SILVER INKS AND PASTES

4.1 Forecasting Methodology

4.1.1 General Methodology

4.1.2 Scope of the Forecast

4.1.3 Data Sources

4.1.4 Pricing Assumptions

4.1.5 Other Assumptions and Changes from Previous NanoMarkets' Reports